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Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Day 6—Monday, June 12, 2017
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
California State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel, 8 a.m.
Groundfish Management Team, 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory
Subpanel, 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management
Team, 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc
Day 7—Tuesday, June 13, 2017
California State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Advisory
Subpanel, 8 a.m.
Highly Migratory Species Management
Team, 8 a.m.
Enforcement Consultants, Ad Hoc
Day 8—Wednesday, June 14, 2017
California State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Oregon State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Washington State Delegation, 7 a.m.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before the Pacific Council for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal Council action during
this meeting. Council action will be
restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Pacific Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
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Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280, ext.
411 at least 10 business days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: May 17, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits,
Vessel, and Gear Identification, and
Reporting Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0075.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 7.
Average Hours per Response: For
permit applications: One and one half
hours for an application for a directed
fishery; two hours for a joint venture
application, and 45 minutes for a
transshipment permit; for fishing
activity reporting: 6 minutes for a joint
venture report; 30 minutes per day for
joint venture record-keeping; and 7.5
minutes per day for record-keeping by
transport vessels; for weekly reports, 30
minutes per response; for foreign vessel
and gear identification marking: 15
minutes per marking.
Burden Hours: 82.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) issues permits, under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign
fishing vessels fishing or operating in
United States’ (U.S.) waters. MSA and
associated regulations at 50 CFR part
600 require that vessels apply for fishing
permits, that vessels and certain gear be
marked for identification purposes, that
observers be embarked on selected
vessels, and that permit holders report
their fishing effort and catch or, when
processing fish under joint ventures, the
amount and locations of fish received
from U.S. vessels. These requirements
apply to all foreign vessels fishing,
transshipping, or processing fish in U.S.
waters.
Information is collected from persons
who operate a foreign fishing vessel in
U.S. waters to participate in a directed
fishery or joint venture operation,
transship fish harvested by a U.S. vessel
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to a location outside the U.S., or process
fish in internal waters. Each person
operating a foreign fishing vessel under
MSA authority may be required to
submit information for a permit, mark
their vessels and gear, or submit
information about their fishing
activities. To facilitate observer
coverage, foreign fishing vessel
operators must provide a quarterly
schedule of fishing effort and upon
request must also provide observers
with copies of any required records. For
foreign fishing vessels that process fish
in internal waters, the information
collected varies somewhat from other
foreign fishing vessels that participate in
a directed fishery or a joint venture
operation. In particular, these vessels
may not be required to provide a permit
application or mark their vessels. The
information submitted in applications is
used to determine whether permits
should be used to authorize directed
foreign fishing, participation in joint
ventures with U.S. vessels, or
transshipments of fish or fish products
within U.S. waters. The display of
identifying numbers on vessels and gear
aid in fishery law enforcement and
allows other fishermen to report
suspicious activity. Reporting of fishing
activities allows monitoring of fish
received by foreign vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually, weekly and on
occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: May 16, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits, Vessel, and Gear
Identification, and Reporting Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0075.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 7.
Average Hours per Response: For permit applications: One and one
half hours for an application for a directed fishery; two hours for a
joint venture application, and 45 minutes for a transshipment permit;
for fishing activity reporting: 6 minutes for a joint venture report;
30 minutes per day for joint venture record-keeping; and 7.5 minutes
per day for record-keeping by transport vessels; for weekly reports, 30
minutes per response; for foreign vessel and gear identification
marking: 15 minutes per marking.
Burden Hours: 82.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues permits, under
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign fishing vessels fishing or operating in
United States' (U.S.) waters. MSA and associated regulations at 50 CFR
part 600 require that vessels apply for fishing permits, that vessels
and certain gear be marked for identification purposes, that observers
be embarked on selected vessels, and that permit holders report their
fishing effort and catch or, when processing fish under joint ventures,
the amount and locations of fish received from U.S. vessels. These
requirements apply to all foreign vessels fishing, transshipping, or
processing fish in U.S. waters.
Information is collected from persons who operate a foreign fishing
vessel in U.S. waters to participate in a directed fishery or joint
venture operation, transship fish harvested by a U.S. vessel to a
location outside the U.S., or process fish in internal waters. Each
person operating a foreign fishing vessel under MSA authority may be
required to submit information for a permit, mark their vessels and
gear, or submit information about their fishing activities. To
facilitate observer coverage, foreign fishing vessel operators must
provide a quarterly schedule of fishing effort and upon request must
also provide observers with copies of any required records. For foreign
fishing vessels that process fish in internal waters, the information
collected varies somewhat from other foreign fishing vessels that
participate in a directed fishery or a joint venture operation. In
particular, these vessels may not be required to provide a permit
application or mark their vessels. The information submitted in
applications is used to determine whether permits should be used to
authorize directed foreign fishing, participation in joint ventures
with U.S. vessels, or transshipments of fish or fish products within
U.S. waters. The display of identifying numbers on vessels and gear aid
in fishery law enforcement and allows other fishermen to report
suspicious activity. Reporting of fishing activities allows monitoring
of fish received by foreign vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually, weekly and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: May 16, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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